Charlie Hofheimer

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Charlie Hofheimer
Born
Charles Nathan Hofheimer

(1981-04-17) April 17, 1981 (age 44)
OccupationActor
Years active1994–2019, 2024–present
Spouse Shannon Lucio
Children1 [1]

Charles Nathan Hofheimer (born April 17, 1981 [2] ) is an American actor. [3] Beginning his career as a child actor, Hofheimer made his film debut in Lassie (1994), subsequently appearing in Boys (1996) and Fathers' Day (1997). Transitioning into adult roles, Hofheimer had supporting roles in films such as Music of the Heart (1999), Black Hawk Down (2001), The Village (2004), Would You Rather (2012), Paranoia (2013), and Easy Living (2017).

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He is best known for his supporting roles as Abe Drexler on the fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons of the AMC period drama series Mad Men (2010–13), Ben Grimes on the Fox political espionage thriller series 24: Legacy (2017), and Wallace White on the Apple TV+ period mystery thriller miniseries Lady in the Lake (2024).

Life and career

Hofheimer was born in Detroit, Michigan and moved to Brooklyn, New York when he was a year old. [4] He began acting at a young age. His first film role was in the 1994 version of Lassie . He has appeared in other feature films such as Boys , Fathers' Day , Music of the Heart , Black Hawk Down and The Village . In 2008 Hofheimer produced, directed, wrote and edited a short film, Baggage.

Hofheimer's television credits include Are You Afraid of the Dark? , Law & Order , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , NCIS , Numb3rs , Medium , House M.D. , and Mad Men .

Hofheimer has also starred in several theatre productions. In 1996 he played Kenny Simmonds in Minor Demons at the Currican Theatre in New York City, and then again in 1997 at the Century Theatre in New York City. In 2000 he played Ovid Bernstein and Tobias Pfeiffer II in Old Money at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater in New York City. His other stage performances include Spittin' Image (as Matt) at the Forum Theatre, Ruler of my Destiny (as Hart) at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, Opelika (as Matty) at the Third Eye Repertory Company in New York City, Treasure Island (as Jim Hawkins) at the Blue Light Theatre Company in New York City and he made his Broadway debut as Jimmy in On the Waterfront. [5]

In 1999, he graduated from New York Lab School, a small public school in New York City.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Lassie Jim Garland
1996 Boys John Cooke
1997 Fathers' Day Scott Andrews
1998 Edge City James
1999 Music of the Heart Nick at 17
2001Last BallJim
Black Hawk Down Corporal Jamie Smith
2002The Ghost of F. Scott FitzgeraldJames Powell
2004 The Village Kevin
2008BaggageShort film; Also producer, director, writer, and editor
2009BlurRaymond
Against the CurrentAlso associate producer
2010NumbJason
AutopilotMike
2012 Would You Rather Travis
2013 Paranoia Richard McAllister
2016Dependent's DayLarry Wright
2017 Easy Living Norman
2019 The Mandela Effect Brendan
The Nearest Human BeingDevin
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 New York News Episode: "A Question of Truth"
1996 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Jeff / Dean2 episodes
Law & Order Andrew Jansson / Ben Karmel2 episodes
1999 Trinity Episode: "Breaking In, Breaking Out, Breaking Up, Breaking Down"
Now and Again NickEpisode: "A Girl's Life"
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kevin McCallumEpisode: "A Night at the Movies"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jerry DupreeEpisode: "Tortured"
NCIS Petty Officer First Class Bobby WilkesEpisode: "High Seas"
2006 Numb3rs Ron AllenEpisode: "The Running Man"
2007 Medium David ChanningEpisode: "Second Opinion"
House M.D. Mark AllmoreEpisode: "97 Seconds"
2008 Eli Stone Scott MillerEpisode: "I Want Your Sex"
Canterbury's Law Ethan Foster3 episodes
Fear Itself ScottEpisode: "Community"
2009 Cold Case George SweeneyEpisode: "Lotto Fever"
Without a Trace Chris WhiteEpisode: "Voir Dire"
2010–2013 Mad Men Abe Drexler 11 episodes
2011 Rizzoli & Isles Lieutenant Dan FormanEpisode: "We Don't Need Another Hero"
2012 Private Practice Ron Nelson4 episodes
The Good Wife Officer ZimmermanEpisode: "Blue Ribbon Panel"
2014 Grey's Anatomy Jason CastorEpisode: "Do You Know?"
2015 Castle Eric ChambersEpisode: "At Close Range"
Perception Roger PierceEpisode: "Brainstorm"
Turn: Washington's Spies Lieutenant Chaffee3 episodes
2017 24: Legacy Ben Grimes7 episodes
2018 Escape at Dannemora Kenny Barrile Sr.Miniseries
2019 The Man in the High Castle Daniel LevineEpisode: "Mauvaise Foi"
2019 For All Mankind Dennis Lambert2 episodes
2024 Lady in the Lake Wallace WhiteMiniseries

References

  1. "Shannon Lucio on Instagram: "World, meet Hudson. My son. #newborn #littleman #stolemyheart #cutie #sonnyboy #hudson"".
  2. "Celebrity birthdays: April 17". Billings Gazette. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  3. "Charlie Hofheimer Biography". filmreference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  4. Watkins, Gwynne (May 30, 2013). "The Mad Men GQ+A: Charlie Hofheimer on Abe's Peggy-Induced Stab Wound". GQ . Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  5. "Theatre in New York: A Brief History". musicals101.com. Retrieved August 28, 2010.